For Elinor

This Jaybird Quilts pattern is so fun.  The triangle block variations give so much scope to play with quilting designs.  I quilted each one differently, but only took photos of a few.

For Kris

I love Kris' style, probably because it's so much like mine.  It's almost impossible not to go overboard when I'm quilting for her!

For Chris

I guess I'm too controlling with my patchwork since I've never attempted a mystery quilt.  But after quilting this one for Chris I'm kind of tempted.  Her fabric choices just glow! I didn't want to do anything too detailed to compete with all the movement in the batiks, so I quilted a simple freehand feathered spiral.  I've used this design a few times in different scales and I'm always so happy with how it turns out.

For Helen

Helen brought me this gorgeous, huge quilt, full of watery batiks and glowing golden circles.  She wanted something simple that would emphasize the circles with spirals.

The fact that the circles weren't all the same - some are all yellows, some partly yellow. part blue, some all blue - made me think of moon phases.  I decided to emphasize this with the colour and the spacing of the spirals. 

All blue moons were quilted with a wide set spiral using the same variegated grey/blue/teal as the background.  Partly yellow moons were also given a wide set spiral, but in a shimmery yellow magnifico thread. 

Fully yellow moons were quilted with a tight spiral in shimmery yellow.  And the background got a loopy meander to echo the circles on the quilt.

For Louise

Louise recently finished this beautiful Amish inspired quilt, and I had the joy of quilting it.  We went with a golden green thread that would stand out against the darker green ground, something seen fairly often in Amish quilts.  The feather wreaths were all first traced from a stencil then quilted freehand. 

Deb's quilt

I don't work with pantograph's very often, but when I started quilting Deb's quilt I just knew that this panto would be perfect for it!

For Colleen

Colleen pieced and appliqued this gorgeous medallion quilt and asked me to fill it with traditional quilting motifs.  I hope she's happy with the feathers, echoing, and stippling!

Swoon

Sometimes an all over design really is what a quilt needs.  This one is blooming feathers, an Anne Bright pantograph. 

For Penny

There's something so wonderful about a quilt with lots of negative space.  It just gives so much room to play!  Swirls and feathers add a ton of movement to the top, with added interest from more geometric designs in the hexagons.  I can't wait to quilt this on a larger piece!

For Helen

This beautiful batik quilt was made by Helen for a friend in hospital.  I wanted to quilt something cheerful and organic that would soften the piecing lines slightly.  I thought of echoed flowers, with hearts as some of the centers to reflect how much love she is surrounded by. 

Little did I know she collects items with heart themes so the quilting couldn't have been more perfect.  This one really made me feel privileged to do what I do!

For Katie and Peter

This is  a wedding quilt for my sister's friends.  Unusually I'm starting with the back of the quilt.  They're quite a retro, minimalist couple, but we needed to work their initials and the date in, so on the back they went.  It's quite a contrast to the subdued front!

This was freehand quilted with a combination of swirls and graphic elements.  I love the technique of breaking up the background into fractured tiles.  It makes it possible to add slight variations in the fill without it looking strange!

There are 2 hears quilted somewhere in all the swirls.  I wonder how long it will take Katie and Peter to find them!

The Denyse Schmidt scroll

This one I made for me, or more than likely for the hubs and the dog to snuggle under on the couch.  I quilted it with one of my favorite all over patterns ever, the iconic Denyse Schmidt infinity scroll.  It's just such a great design!